By Bret Kenwell Microsoft stock tops most of FAANG in performance and all of that group in profit margin. But does that make the stock a buy right now? There’s no other way to put it: Tech is marred in a bear market. Many stocks are down 40% to 50% or more. Not Microsoft (MSFT) – Get Microsoft Corporation Report, though. The stock is currently 27% below its all-time high and has suffered a peak-to-trough decline of 31%. On June 21 I noted that Apple (AAPL) – Get Apple Inc. Report was the only FAANG stock outperforming Microsoft in these regards. Along with Alphabet (GOOGL) – Get Alphabet Inc. …